Today their budget amounts to 800 million

In an interview with the "echoes", the CEO of the American group personal Manpower recruitment and placement is the point on its activity and its economic environment. Jeffrey Joerres including notes an improvement in Europe and believes that "the recovery will request time" in the United States. Considers however that the labour market will be "positive" in 2010.

Do you see the beginning of an economic recovery that some suggest

We observed an improvement in Europe, in countries such as the France, the Sweden, the Italy or the Netherlands. But we start from very low. The activity is slack in the Japan. However, it is booming in China, Australia or the Viet Nam. But we still are small markets. I would prefer this to be the case for the France first market of Manpower, 32.2 of the total income and 38 of operating income in 2008, current editor's note. It is also better in the United States, but recovery will take the time.

Some commentators believe even that she intervene not four to five years before. Fortunately for us, Manpower conducts 90 of its activity outside the United States. The Group continues to generate the cash flow and not money lost. But to return to the United States, I think that the labour market will be positive in 2010. Sectors such as health or services are creators of jobs. The problem is that wages are 20 lower than those of the automobile.

What is the impact of the crisis of the American automobile industry

He must go back to 1986-1987 to regain a level of production as low. On the social level, 7.5 million people have lost their jobs. It is thought that 2 million of them can find one by the end of 2010 if everything goes well and if they are ready to accept a lower salary.

You are of those who consider that, for the first time, America would not be the engine of the global economy

Yes, but a close detail: we need to discuss fuel and not engine. I have a trip to the Viet Nam. Did you know that 30 of its GDP is exported to the United States Also remember that 90 of products sold by Wal-Mart come from China. But the situation will remain tense for the consumption of us households. It is the ingredient that is missing. It must serve the solvency crisis. However, Asia is called to play a more important role. Some commentators speak for it to a recovery in V, while scenarios vary between the V or W for Europe, the option of the L being retained for the United States.

So far, the crisis reinforces the need for a company such as ours. Companies review their model, want more flexibility, looking for talent.

What is today the place of the Internet in your business

It is both a tremendous opportunity and a big problem. It is not clear to manage 10 CV million received by Internet! Today it is more difficult to navigate this mass of information. But this is why Internet offers us an amazing opportunity to show what we are. Our business is to find the right person for the good post. And it is complex. When you buy a car, you can look on the Internet to compare and define a list of models. But you still need to feel the car to the test. For us, it's a bit like this. He must find the right person who fits the atmosphere of the company.

We have also a formula, "loan for" ready for IBM ("IBM ready") for example. The model of the Internet company "CV tank" is in danger. On the contrary, we must be very attentive to social networks. Most of the members of LinkedIn are people in search of employment. We have 450 recruiters specifically involved.

Talking more in addition to globalization of companies. The do you see in the recruitment and placement of personal

There are more global contracts or regional. It is obvious. This is due to three factors: the mass, consistency in service, finally, jurisdiction. The point here is specifically for companies which are in Asia. In the end, this means the use for enterprises with a global partner. This is: act globally or according to the needs locally. Furthermore, I would like to give you two numbers: ten years ago, our main clients spending reached $ 35 million. Today, their budget amounts to $ 800 million.